“The Bears actually dropped to 32nd in the league after Week 5, as they’ve scored a touchdown on 42.9% of possessions that reach the opponent’s 20-yard line. It has been a collective failure among players — across the board — and coaches. For what it’s worth, the San Francisco 49ers are No. 1 in the red zone at 87.5%, so there’s a huge gap between the top and bottom.”

“The Bears pulled off a rarity last season when they won the division with a 2-4 record. As I wrote in 10 thoughts after the Week 2 loss to the Vikings, they became only the fourth team since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to win its division with a losing division record.”

“The Bears rank 15th in opponent completion percentage at 63.8%. But they’re 31st in yards allowed per attempt at 8.8, and the only reason the opponent passer rating isn’t worse than 22nd (97.7) is they’ve allowed only six touchdown passes.”

beat atlanta! as it could become another critical wc tiebreaker game.